Trimenia weinmanniifolia Seem. belongs to the Trimeniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Trimenia weinmanniifolia, Plunkett, G 3189-- Fiji. Across the road from Waisali RF. 8 Nov 2015. DSC00330 (22).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Austrobaileyales
Family
Trimeniaceae
Genus
Trimenia
Specific Epithet
weinmanniifolia
Authorship
Seem.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 45.4
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
2.1
Global rank
#14,003 of 335,497
Top 5%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Cakaudrove Province, Wailevu district)
-16.645028, 179.203722
Location Remarks
Waisali Rainforest Reserve c. 30 km north of Hibiscus Highway in Savusavu on Cross Island Road; then southwest and downhill on a abandoned former logging road, now eroding. Much disturbance but an interesting understory persists. 420-460 m elev.
Collectors
Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, Gregory M. Plunkett, Alivereti Naikatini, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub, 3-4 m tall, abundant, in forest and at edge of logging road.
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Cakaudrove Prov.)
-16.626667, 179.017556
Location Remarks
Delaikoro Mountain. Road to cell tower, near the top. 926 m elev.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Gregory M. Plunkett, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Alivereti Naikatini
Notes
Humid, mid-elevation forest to low, open cloud forest farther up the steep slopes. Shrub 5 m.
